The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 27, 1947, Page 2

PAGE TWO " the Key West Citizen p Published “Dally Mxcept Sunday, by. aR ARTMAN, Dunes und’ Pabtlaber a4 NORMAN D. ARTMAN, Business From The Citizen Building Corner Gre and Ann Streets 5 ‘Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Bal Monroe County = ntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Pos plaeditciimneaacsa iy MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled $3 ee for reproduction of all news dispatches credited *10 M or not otherwise credited in this paper, am ~-isorthe local news published here. Ane Year tix Months ab M RATES 10.00 5.00 1,00 2 ” ADVERTISING "RATES - Made Known on Application : reading notice nks, resolutions ~ ty onitu ‘y notices, poems, etc, Will be oeh ed for at the rate of 10 cents @ lihes Notices for entertainment by churches’ from &@ revenue is to be derived are 6 cents a line. e Citizen is an open forum and invites dis- selon of public issues and subjects of local or neral interest, but it will not publish anonymous MEMBER - “ oe IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN x 1, More Hotels and Apartments. ‘ 2. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. e| 3. Airports—Land and Sea. - 4. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium, MONOGRAPH | To Christmas Tree Fund Members, eo} Key West, Florida: Thank you for the joy that you cre- “| ated on Christmas Day by your unsel- “| fish, Christmas-spirited distribution of |] baskets of food, toys, etc. Your gener- =} ous acts brought happiness to many in <1 the city. THE ORACLE. —— a “IN FIVE THOUSAND YEARS—" Se .The Hon. Joseph W. Martin, Jr., %. speaker of the House of Representatives “. and member from the State of Massa- *™. chusetts, recently hailed the journey of ™ the Freedom Train throughout the United = States, terming it-a_‘symbol of our lib- - > erty and our richness of life’ but “not a « boast of power.” 2 Mr. Martin said, quite correctly, that no people in the world “have ever. made ~ such progress in free government and in- > dividual liberty” as the American people © in the time that has elapsed since the .. founding fathers wrote the epochal docu- * ments that form a part of the exhibition on the Freedom Train. : It is interesting that Mr. Martin took = time out to assert that “in five thousand years, the Orient has failed to reach the + richness, to acquire the tremendous pro- duetive capacity we have” and “in Eu- ™ rope the same is true.” The Massachusetts legislator could have gone further and in- eluded the rest of the world in his state- ment. The fact is that nowhere in the world has the individual achieved the average state that one enjoys in the United States. Neither should one overlook the fact that A this accomplishment represents the fruits * of what has been called the “white man’s = civilization. A study of history and exist- = ing records, that are apparent in other « ‘*ections of the earth, reveals that not all iy “ments of the white race have made the progress that illumines the course of « the United States, ~ In view of these facts it would seem «= to be folly to contemplate throwing away «. the fruits of a regime which has redound- ed to the benefit of peoples of other races and other types. In fact, the process would be foolhardy without a substitute civiliza- tion. TF a The effort to secure selfish hdvan- tages explains much of what ~ “politics.” —_—_—_——____ z Inflation is upon us. It is right before , your eyes in the building-boom. The Fed- r eral Government is buying foods and ma- terials for shipments abroad and paying unreasonably high prices. Food at the lo- is still being pushed to new highs by the ~ time high, is called THE TYPHOON AND THE HURRICANE Typhoon is only another’ word for hur- ricane, but Key Westers should be thank- ful they live in an area where hurricanes occur, instead of in the Pacific where the typhoon season is much longer than the season for hurricanes in this part of the world. Typhoons begin to blow in the Pacific before hurricanes make their appearance in the Caribbean or other areas in this general vicinity. And the typhoon strikes later in the season than the hurricane does. : Yesterday the Associated Press re- ported a typhoon in the Philippines, with ‘a wind velocity of 138.miles'an hour. These rhymed lines about the hurri- cane do not always turn out to be true: June —,too soon; July — stand by; August — must; September — remember; October — over. While the occurrences of hurricanes in these parts in June, July and August are rare, they are not “over” by any means in October, for in that month Florida has had some of its worst hurricanes. And there is no “must” in August, for few hur- ricanes start that month. The early hurricanes in this area have a tendency to travel toward the west. Florida, with the possible exception of Pensacola, seldom is struck by hurricanes when they travel a westerly course. The hurricanes that endanger this state are the ones in September and October that, as.a rule, begin moving westerly and then turn toward the northwest, north or north- east. ° It was that turn to the north of the season’s last hurricane in October this year that saved Miami from being struck the third time in one season. When the hurricane was first reported east of Turks Island, it was moving west-northwest- wardly, which was directly toward Miami. Then came cheering news to Miamians that the center of the hurricane was mov- ing northwestwardly, which was directly toward the vicinity of Daytona Beach. But when the hurricane reached a point north of Turks Island, the course swung to the north, which left Florida out of the danger zone, with the hurri- cane headed toward the Carolinas. But the next day the course was changed to the northeast, with Bermuda directly in the path of the hurricane. It struck Ber- muda with a velocity as high as’120 miles an hour, and then moved out to sea. a ae ee) There is nothing inherently wrong with the suggestion that The Key West Citizen for a full year, makes an excellent Christmas gift. ANTI-TIPPING A scientific study of tipping, conduct- ed by Dr. Leo P. Cresti, of Princeton Uni- versity, concludes that the average Amer- ican will tip a waiter, even if he sloshes soup on his neck, or puts him behind a pillar during a floor show. The doctor finds that Americans dis- approve of tipping as a nuisance but do it anyway for fear of social disapproval. He thinks that “a means should be devised for signifying and putting upon a socially recognized footing the refusal to tip. The doctor’s campaign will not get far, but it is interesting to consider his proposals. He suggests an anti-tipping league, but is fair enough to point out that most peo- ple tip because the employer expects tips to build up the wages of employes and many employes say they would not look for tips if wages were higher. Conse- quently, the good doctor suggests that em- ployers “should be/persuaded” to increase wages. War veterans should understand that they have the gratitude of their country- men whether they have homes to live in or not. NEGRO STUDENTS STRIKE Something new in the way of strikes comes from the District of Columbia, where 8,000 Negro students refused to at- tend classes for more than a week. Some weeks ago, the School Board took cognizance of crowded conditions in some of the Négro schools and transfer- red a large number of pupils to school buildings that had been used formerly by white pupils. The newspaper accounts from Wash- + cal grocery and at hotels and restaurants | ington report that the parents of the Negro pupils protested the transfer, alleging that Government itself. Spending is at a peace- | the buildings were dilapidated and in ade- quate. TUE KEY WEST CITIZEN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1947 Your Horoscope |. u.n, facts and Faces «= - = + THE NETHERLANDS ~ Saturday, December 27 Though austere and rigid in his own life, today’s native will show much sympathy for others and have compassion for their weaknesses. It will not always be apreciated, and sometimes repaid by ingratitude; therefore be careful in selecting friends. Sunday, December 28.» :: Today gives an affectionate, sypmpathetic nature whith jwill be deserving of a mucha ter reward than it is likely to re- ceive. There is a concentration and wholeheartedness’ of’ spirit that will bo far td offset some whieh will be’ ‘ultimately-attain-: ed. se owen mainder vets fey stra Radio Programs ee err a {NETWORK PROGRAMS. | astern standard, For cen. 0 ke ed ae ao Je program changes cans Included. i SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 Evening 6:00—Summary of News—nbe Newscast ars Day—cbs Network Song Time—abe Dance Half Hour—mbs 6:18—Religion and News—nbe Word from Country—vtbs 6:30—NBC Symphony—nbe Saturday Sports Review—cbs Harry Wismer Sports—nbe ‘To Be Announced—mbs 6:45—News and Commentar Ross Dolan, Twenty Questions Qui: 8:30—Truth or Consequences—nbe Leave It to Bill=cbs ; Famous Jury 7 Hospitality Club—mbs 8:55—Five Minute News—cbs 00—Saturday Hit Purade—nbe Joan Davis Come Gang Busters Drama—ab Stop Me, Gag Show—mb: 9:30—Judy Can Vaughn Monr Marder and Ma Name of Song Qu! 10:00—Kay Kyser College—nbe Saturaay Serenade—cbs Prof. Quiz in Quiz—abe Chicago Theater—mbs 10:30—The’ Grand Ole Opry—nbe Abe Burrows Tunes—cbs S Hayloft Hoedown—abe 10:48—Dance Band Spot—cbs 11:00_News & Variety 2°hrssenbe News, Variety, Dance 2 hrs.—cbs News and Dance Hour—abe Dance & M. Downey—mbs 11:80—Korn's & Ktackin’ 12:00—-Dancing Continu Dance & News H ce s NETWORK PROGRAMS Time Is eastern standard. For cen. tral standard subtract one hour, tar mountain standard subtract ‘two hours. Some local stations change hour of relay to Last minute prog Rot be Included. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28 Afternoon tingill Ta Ne Shirer Comment—mbs 1:185—News Commentary—ahe Singing Cana) —mbs-busic 1:30—Chicago Roun Doorway to. Li Sammy Kaye For Your Appr Bove se Merrill 2:30—James M 2:45—Sunday Matinee Tunes—cbs 3:00—Music Parade, Comment—nbe New York Philtiarmonic—cbs Lassie, Dog D' ‘Theater of Song $:15—Johnny Thomps 3:30—One Man's Fami Week Around The Juvenile Jury—r s—cbs Sound Off § now—abe Detective Mysteries—m)s 4:45—Sugar Bow! Trac! 6:00—The Sunday T Family Time, Ri Bill Lance Advi The Shadow Dr: 5:30—Hoagy Counter § Quick as a FI. io Servicemnbe rriet—c Drew Pearson Commer Those Websters, L Ss abe Detective—mby 7:00—Jack Benny, Comedy—nb ‘The Gene Autry Show. Child's World Forumi—gbe , Sherlock Holmes—mbs 7:30—Phil and Alice—nbe Blondle-Dagwood Comedy—cbs Exploring the Unknown—abe Gabriel Heatter Show—mby $:00—Edgar Bergen, Charile—nbe Sam Spade Adventutes—ebs Detroit Symphony Hour—abe The Mediation Board—mits 8:30—Fred Allen Comedy—nbe The Man Called X—cbs Movies Commentary—mbs 4$—News Broadcast—mbs { S—Five Minutes News—cba 00—Merry-Go-Round—nbe Meet Corliss Archer, Skit—cbs Waite’ 1 Tim, ie Meet Me at Parky’s—mi 9:18—Hollywood Comment—gbe 9:30—Album of’ Familias studtc—nbe Tory Martin. Alan Young—cbs + ‘Theater Guild Hour—abe™ | Jim Backus Comedy—mbs 10:00—Take It or Leave It—nbe Christopher “Wells, Drama~cbs Voices of Strings—mbs 10:30—Horace Heidt Show—nbe Strike lt Rich, Quiz—cbs Commentary of Movies—abe Latin-American Serenade—mbs 10:45—Buddy Weed Trio—abe 11:00—News & Variety 2 hrs.—nbe News, Variety, Danee 2 hrs—cbe News’ and Dance Band-—abe News, Dance Band 2 hrs.—mbs 18:00—Dancing Continued—abe- west people live has reclaimed much below-sea-level land by means of dykes and Slazyk, of ni j brated her walking four | woods in seat |LMile Walk On 103rd Birthday | SCRANTON, Pa: — Mrs. John | ARKANSAS CITY. — Given The Netherlands, famed. for painting, tulips, dairy farming, industries and tn- tellectual pioneering, occupies a key posi- tion in Western Europe. The Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt Rivers empty into the sea in Dutch territory, which contains Rotter- dam,*one of the world’s largest ports, as well as hundreds of inland waterways. The kingdom, whose 9,500,000 in 12,800 square miles, is a trading and manufacturing center and the pivot of far-flung overseas territories. The country dams. The International Court of Justice sits at The Hague. The Netherlands is represented at U.N. Headquarters by Jonkheer Dr. J. W. M. Snouck Hurgonje. Her flag has red, white and blue stripes. FACES TELL THE STORY . 7° Joy, an tion, tension and awe are written on the faces of Jey, tHeipa at Displaced Persons camp in Vienna as they receive it boxes packed by their Junior Red Cross brothers and sisters Etue Unica States. j Ms HkOn iToy Balloon Chokes Baby ear-by Avoca, cele-'a red toy balloon to play with, 103rd_ birthday by! a 7-month-old baby boy, Ronald r miles’ through the | Lee Derington, put the balloon in rch of mushrooms— tail ee ‘THE VETERANS Enjoyed Early 40£24014040280484444 QUESTIONS AND ; ANSWERS ‘ Does the Veterans Administra- tion pay compensation to vet- the largest and the smailest National Service Life Insurance policy available? Contact representatives of ‘the ;Veterans Administration are | Tegularly asked questions. on: all ‘phases of ;the program of vet- leran benefits. Here are the answers. to ,some, of, the. more ‘commonly asked questions: | Q° My brother ‘entered the ‘service under the Armed Forces Voluntary | Recruitment Act of 1945 and he now wonders if his | rights ‘will be affected -by the law officially ending the war on July 25,1947, insofar as veterans benefits are -concerned? A: No, he will lose none of his rights even though his period of enlistment extends beyond July 25, 1947. Q. Please tell me which non- service-connected disability ben- \ efits are available to World War veterans and which to peace- time veterans. A. The law provides that a jpension for non-service-connect- ed disability may be payable to {permanently and totally dis- abled World War veterans. The 1 law does not provide such a pen- sion for peacetime veterans. Q. Does the VA pay compen- sation to veterans with arrested j pulmonary tuberculosis? A. Yes, VA can make full com- pensation payments to veterans who have been discharged from its hospitals with arrested tu- berculosis up to two years after date of discharge if necessary. Q. I am a World War II vet- eran and would like to know the minimum and maximum amounts of Government Insurance I can | take out. A. The minimum for National j Service Life Insurance is $1,000, and you can get more in mul- tiples of $500 up to $10,000. Q. Do National Service Life Insurance policies participate in! i savings? A. Yes, if favorable mortality experience and interest earn- ings warrant a premium = ad- justment, dividends from gains and savings will be authorized by the Administrator of Vet- erans Affairs. (Veterans wishing further in- formation about veterans’ fits may have their questions personally answered by visiting the VA Office, Key West, Fla at Room 218 Post Office build ing). SE _ LATE Harry Markowitz, Inc. Formerly of Markowitz & Resnick, Plumbing Operators in Miami, Fla. IS BACK IN BUSINESS IN MIAMI ON U.S. HIGHWAY No. 1 NEAR LeJEUNE ROAD Visit Our Showrooms—Carloads of Merchandise in Our bene- ! |. Christmas, Dies! ‘| PHOENIX, Ariz. — Betty Joe ‘Biddlecome, who celebrated iChristmas in November when j doctors told her parents this she tcould not live until Christmas, died on December 7. The, seven. i year-old child was suffering from an advanced, cancer, Hi TODAY’S | ANNIVERSARIES : (Know America) ) 1767—Nicholas Roosevelt, New rok inventor, engireer, assd- ciated with Fulton in’ the build. ing and introduction of ‘the steamboat, born in Néw York; Died July 30, 1854 | 1810—John Lord, historical lees turer his day, author of the “Beacon Lights of History,” born Portsmouth, N. H. Died Dee. 15, 1894. 1829—Hinton R. Helper, aw thor of an anti-slavery beok more talked about at the, time |than “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” dreamer of a railroad through North and South Americas, bern in North Carolina. Died March { 8, 1909. 1841—Arthur H. Clark, master ‘mariner, historian, writer of ship history books, born in Provi- dence, R. I. Died July 5, 1972. 1862—Grace Eilery Channing- ‘Stetson, poet, essayist and jour+ RI nalist, born in Providence Died April 4, 1937. ' The number of the U SS. increase: 4,837,000 in 1840 ‘100,000 in 1947 to about 26+ EEL ALLMEL DIESE RE, RE Your Grocer SELLS That Good STAR * BRAND COFFEE ; AMERICAN and CUBAN —Try A Pound Today——— ‘CARL RSORE PORE AE EER SAH | Over 25,000 Pairs of Eyes ‘| Preseribed for in the Past 17 Years P Ray Ban Sun Glasses Bausch & Lomb Optical Co, and American Optical Co. Products Used Exclusively |Dr. J. A. Valdes OPTOMETRIST Wee i lone of her favorite dishes. She! his mouth and was choked to | brought back a half-basket of |death when it lodged in the |mushrooms and gathered four child’s windpipe. The child's buckets of coal from a nearby’ father is with the U. S. Army | mining operation to put them! Occupation Forces in Germany jaside for the winter. To com- {and had never seen his son. | plete the. day, she worked in} a Te her garden. and fed her flock of; Trees planted and harvested |50 chickens. ;for the purpose provide 20 per ——$—— cent of U. S. Christmas tree sup- | WILL YOU SMILE? 1 plies. Generous | Subscribe to The Citizen. leHe: May 1 have the next { LEGALS dance? l She: Sure. I don’t want it: (AN THE COUNTY Jt —$—<$—<$<____.__ | D FOR TODAY IN HISTORY |i: (Know America) 1776—Gen. Washington offers t recruits a_ $10.00 bonus from his own pocket’ to remain in army after'short- enlistment term is ma : to all n that Dionisio ator of the p. 1832—Vice President John C. Calhoun resigns to become a U. S. senator—only such instance in|; our history. 1873—Beginning of Woman's} or Praying Crusade ainst li- { quor dealers under “Mother” | Stewart in Ohio. { 1876—Joint resolution _ intro- ! duced in Congress for a con-i stitutional tmendment providing { |for national prohibition. | 1914—United States protests | | British stoppage of American | trade. : i 1941—Height of Jap, air activi- ty in the Philippines; ¢ 1942200 foods” orderedy ya- |tioned in February. F 1943—Government takes over ,' the railroads in the face of, age | threatened strike. me 1944—Germans thake_— their |maximum gains this day in sur: prise counter-offensive on Western Front, as \finally stop them. MM. antil Which “he ix 1. County, Natura ying proof. o! ring the istration Warehouse and Yards !| Office Hours: 9.22 and 2-5 p.m HARRY MARKOWITZ, INC. Evenings by Appointment PLUMBING || ADDRESS: PHONES: Phones 486821 and 40763 | Se Cnaces 370 So. Dixie Highway | : Near LeJeune Road { Duval Residence, Miami 33, Fla. Street 295 Beginning A New AP Newsfeatures Serial Story WHITE FOR A SHROUD By DON CAMERON When a blizzard enveloped Red Rock, Carol Johnson, star reporter and advertising so- | r of the Reporter, little e ed that it would form a cloak for as gruesome a series. of murders as ever rocked at sleepy town. Nor did she realize that it would form a background for romance and love. Read... Andy Brant was only @ small town editor, but when a mur- derer takes over the town of Red Rock, he sets out to stay his bloody hands. In the proce ess he finds himself embroiled in the family problems of his best friend and discovers romance and love, Read... 1945—28 nations sign contr | mation of Bretton Woods agree- | ment and the $9 billion interna- | |... tional bank is in being. 1946—President - reveals that | 70 per cent of war's lend-lease ; considered repaid. Hl | WHITE FOR A SHROUD The Serial Starting Monday in The Citizen