The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 29, 1947, Page 4

‘PAGE FOUR ” " Chapter 4 EAN’S’ first day of work at Transamerican News moved too swiftly to permit her any re- flection on Charles Dawson’s re- ported hostility toward her. “Excuse me if I’m a little curt right now,” Al Davis, the short, dapper, bushy-haired day editor told her as he handed her a file of stories that had moved out of the office in the last 24 hours. “But I’m rather tied up with a dock strike, an uptown murder and a two-alarm fire in the Bronx. Read these stories over to get your bearings; I'll put you to work when you've finished.” Jean had scarcely finished reading the news report when Davis, grasping a cradle phone in one hand, called out: “Jean, here’s Harry Hawkins with an obit on Jess Darlington the- Broadway producer. He'll dictate it.” Clamping on a telephone head- set, Jéan listened with a little tingle of the spine to Hawkins’ voice—a smooth, resonant bari- tone. She tried to imagine the man behind that well-modulated voice; the man whose generous praise of a reporter he had never seen had given her the job in New York she had _ always dreamed about and worked to- ‘ward. But there was no time for in- troductions just then. She could only listen as Hawkins’ pleasant voice dictated the obituary, typ- ing almost as fast as he spoke. She noted with the trained re- yeh selective judgment that is story had all the essential facts, yet the same polish and flavor that had made his Broad- way columns famous. When he had finished the dictation, Haw- kins asked: “Who's this? I don’t think I’ve spoken to you before.” “Saunders,” Jean answered hastily, as she saw Davis ges- turing toward her. “Sorry, she said hastily. “The boss is giving me the summons; we're awfully busy. Goodbye.” | a | rapid succession, she was as- signed to check the condition of a major movie star, ill at a Chamber Captains Met Friday To Plan Membership Campaign TO START DRIVE TUES-* a he A A a ne MANHATTAN EDITOR By Gene Gleason private Manhattan hospital; to} She patched the damage tem- locate a library clipping on a re- cent anti-trust prosecution, and to. verify the spélling of an ob-|' scure Arabian place-name in an oil-lease story. “There’s a possible settlement coming in the dock strike and our regular labor reporter is tied up with a transit workers meet- ing,” Davis told Jean, while he shoved a sheaf of dock strike story clippings across the desk. “Go over to the U.S. conciliator’s office on Ninth Avenue—here’s the address—and read these on the way. If you get something big, phone it in right away for a bulletin.” Jean reached the Conciliator’s office to find about 25 other re- porters already on watch.: She arranged to use a phone in a neighboring office if there should be aqmajor break in the story. She returned to the reporters room, quizzing one of the older men on the background of the strike. With unexpected sudden- ness, the conciliator stepped into the room. “Gather around, boys,” he an- nounced. “Here’s what you came for.” A storm of incisive ques- tions broke over his head at once, but he answered each as tersely as possible while Jean and the others huddled around, scrib- bling notes on copy paper and notebooks. At the earliest strategic mo- ment, Jean and every other re- porter broke simultaneously for the door, racing’ for about a dozen phones. Dropping all pretense of glamor, Jean sprinted for the phone, just nosing out an after- noon paper reporter. “Hang on,” Davis said when her call went through. “I'll give you Bart Williamson. Dictate a bulletin and keep it rolling. Call me back when the story’s cleaned up. Williamson, an old hand, typed the three-line bulletin at dicta- tion speed. Jean followed it with terms of the strike settlement, wage raises, union ratification plans and arrangements for the withdrawal of pickets. When she finished the dictation, perspira- tion was pouring down her face and her makeup looked like the main arena of a smear campaign. DAY; WILL CONTACT| Go eja] Security 400 BUSINESS FIRMS HERE Team captains participating in_the Chamber of Commerce membership drive to be conduct- ed. December 2, next Tuesday, met yesterday to discuss final details in connection with the campaign. “Kick-off” breakfast at 8:00 ‘a. m., next Tuesday, at the La Concha, will set the drive into motion. Forty team captains, all leading citizens of Key West, with their assistants, will be in attendance and after a_ short rally will contact prospective members for the Chamber. Four hundred business firms will be. contacted in Tuesday’s drive and a goal of $5,000 has been informally set at which to aim for. Last year’s campaign, conducted in a similar manner as will be conducted this year, produced $4,000 in a whirlwind three-hour campaign. i In order to conserve the time of individuals assisting with the drive, the actual canvas will be limited to three hours. All teams will leave the breakfast at ap- proximately nine o’clock and are asked to make their calls and then report back to the Cham- ber office at noon the same day. Harold R. Laubscher, Chamber manager, has stated that accord- ing to all advance indications, the drive will be a successful one. ; “The Chamber has set up a rather extensive program for this coming year and we know that Key West business men will give their united support,” Laubscher said. Julius Villareal Wed To Aleen Bethel Thursday On Thursday night, Mrs. Aleen Bethel and Julius Villareal, both well known in Key West, where they were both born and where they have a large circle of friends, were joined in Holy Matrimony in a quiet home wedding ceremony performed by Pedro Aguilar, notary public. public. Villareal is a well known baseball player in this city and also has played in Miami. ————————— It is estimated that almost half the lead and 55 per cent of the zinc mined in all history have been extracted in the last 25 years Official To Be Here Tuesdays| Louise Pennington, fieid rep- resentative of the old-age and survivors insurance phase of So- cial Security, announces she will be at the Florida State Employ- ment Service Office in Key West the first Tuesday of each month, beginning December 2. Miss Pennington will issue So- cial Security numbers, take ap- plications for duplicate cards, handle all wage-record service and take claims for benefits. Miss Pennington’ will render every service to residents of Monroe county that is now avail- able in the Miami office. Persons who have’ worked under Social Security and who are now 65 years of age should, if they have not already investi- gated their status, see Miss Pen- nington. Survivors of persons who have worked under Social Security should visit her for the purpose of filing their claims or ascertaining their rights. About 40 per cent of all rope made in the United States is used on ships and _ in related short activities. . THE KEY WEST CITIZEN porarily, and Davis was on the phone again: “Shoot right over to the Wal- dorf-Astoria for a bar association luncheon. Several speakers, but General Watson should be the lead. He’s just back from Ger- many. Most of them will have texts. Call in what you can get and we'll hold the story for re- lease until you hear them speak.” He paused. “Nice job on the dock settlement; we were three min- utes: ahead of the opposition. The luncheon was a sumptuous feast which Jean, phoning in ex- cerpts from the texts of various speakers, had no time left to sample. The dishes were cleared away when the speaking started. Jean listened to all of them, knowing that any one might dis- card his text and produce real news if some audience response set them on an unexpected tack. This time, though, the deviations were slight. Jean phoned them in and returned to the office after stopping for a brief snack at a lunch counter. “We're still swamped,” Davis greeted her. His hair was mussed, his face criss-crossed with car- bon-paper streaks..He threw her a complicated five-page story on a graft investigation. “See if you can cut it to 150 words for the national wire.” é Jean examined the story, cud- geling her brains to compress jit into a tenth of its present length. She managed it, after 20 minutes of torture, writing it so tight that she almost felt she had wound up the commas like yo-yo-strings and squeezed the hyphens into periods. “Good,” said Davis crisply when she turned it in. He scru- tinized the copy carefully and crossed out a modifying clause with a stroke of a thick black pencil. “Think we can save a few more words, though.” Jean, amazed, saw that the story could be cut even closer than she had done, yet remain complete. Davis looked up at her then, giving her a wide, genuinely appreciative smile. “Say,” he said in a mild tone that carried complete conviction, “I think you'll do.” (Te be continued) Univ. of Florida | Head To Speak | Fraternity Meet (Special to The Citizen) | GAINESVILLE, Nov. 29.—Dr. | J. Hillis Miller, president of the | University of Florida, will make |the annual Phi Beta Kappa an- ;niversary day address here Fri- day, December 5, speaking on “Competition in Education— ; Condemned or Praised?” Dr. Miller’s address, scheduled for 8 p.m. in Florida Union Auditorium, will be open to the public and will follow private i initiation ceremonies and a semi- |formal. banquet for Phi . Beta Kappa members only. The initiation for nine new Phi Beta Kappa members . in course will be held at 5:30 p.m., in Florida Union, followed at 6:30 p. m., by the banquet in the Florida. Union Recreation Hall dining room for members and their guests. New members scheduled for formal initiation include Robert S. Soar, Miami; William A. Kes- sen, Fort Lauderdale; Leo B. Selden, Tampa; H. G. Vanek, Us- tis;-and James B. Wilson, Mrs. Mary Ghitto, Mrs. Peggy Purcell Dowling, Garth S. Germond and Howard Bernard, all of Gaines- ville. Officers of the Florida chap- ter, Phi Beta Kappa, in charge of Anniversary Day ceremonies, include Dr. Manning Dauer, pres- ident; Dr. George Fox, vice pres- ident; Dr. C. E. Mounts, secre- tary, and Dr. Harold L. Knowles, treasurer. FAIR TRADE RESTRAINS EXTORTIONATE PRICING OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS BY PREDATORY RETAILERS (Graph prepared by American Fair Trade Council¥ vu + 1939 cam TRADE DEFEATS MONOPOLY OF DISTRIBUTION 4947 . ANCREASE &% 60) o Jz! =e SE5 =n =40 ce. (=e = Soret, . aa 1. S. Department of Labor = ee = 20 jational Association = =10 WW > 4 yume.” Here is graphic proof that Fair Trade Laws help manufacturers of branded products to prevent willful inflation of their retail prices. It is the story of restrained prices of one large group of Fair-Traded, family-type consumer essentials — as contrasted with the alarming overall rising cost of living since 1939. Note that prices of 7,334 Fair- Traded drugs and toiletries rose only 1.39 per cent while the cost of living generally climbed 59.3 per cent. American Fair Trade Council reports a survey of Fair-Traded products in 21 other industries show- ing average retail prices, applying te 29 per cent of Fair-Traded products, increased but 23 per cent — 9 per cent actually decreased 21.3 per cent — and 62 per cent with prices unchanged — in 13 months ending May 15, 1947. The Council asserts that Administration efforts to make Fair Trade the scapegoat for inflation are fully discredited by these facts: eS — —————— —————————————————————————————_—— gYgpwpgSg8 9 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29,1947 Assistant Chief Stewardess Of Nat. Airlines, (Special to The Citizen) i MIAMI, Nov. 29.—Helenjane | Ruth Teeuwen has appointed As- sistant Chief Stewardess of Na- tional Airlines. it was announc- ed today. Miss Teeuwen, a native of Minneapolis, attended the University of Minnesota, Min- neapolis Art School and the Uni- versity of Miami. Prior to becoming a National | Airlines stewardess a year ago, | she flew on charter airlines to South America and the Carib-j bean area. A member of the; Flérida Air Pilots, Miss Teeuwen , has made her home for the past | three years in Miami. In her new post she will con- tinue to be stationed at, Na- (SBemeeeaeeaeeee Berthe Su Georges Have Boy Mr. and Mrs. Harry George announce the birth of a seven- pound, three-ounce son at the | Municipal Hospital at 8:12 p.m, Friday. Apply To Wed Applications for marriage li- censes were filed yesterday with County Judge Raymond R. Lord by Philip Boudton, 25, of the U. S. Navy, and Willaree Bos- tian, 21, of 508 Margaret. street, and by Frank J. Herr, 39,, and Beulah K. Parsons, 37, both of Marathon. tional Airlines general offices in Miami. CLASSIFIED ADS “NS Information “for, the Advertisers BATES FOR REGULAR and BLACKFACEK TYPE Advertisements under this head will be inserted in The Citizen at the rate of 2c a word for each in- sertion, but the minimum charge for the first 15 words or less is 30c. The rate for blackface type is 3c a word, and the minimum charge for the first 15 words is 45c. 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