The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 1947, Page 2

aa ne rAGE TWO —", She Key West Citizen oo Os Published Datly Except Sunday, by m4 L. P. ARTMAN, Owner and Publisher gd NORMAN D. ARTMAN, Business Manager fa Uy From The Citizen Buildin; = su Corner Gr and Ann Streets = Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and = Monroe County 2 Wtered ut Key West, Florida, as second class mi “4 hd MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - + » - ~ o bs 2 4 = - ‘ - - - - os ° oe = 2 2 bytes a es oe ed aS) eT Pah ie oe hutew UeUarereceavarraresdytases Pa ee ofate The Assuciated Press is exclusively entitled to ee for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to 4t or Hot. otherwise credited in this paper, and is@ the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ‘Une Year $10.00 tix Months 5.00 three Month: 223 vine Month 1.00 Weekly .. 25 Made Known SPECIAL NOTICE ~~ “All reading notices, cards of thanks,, resolutions Sa rempect, obituary otiges, jupems, | etc ill be charged fo: the rate of 10 cefts @ ling. Notices for entertainment ‘by. churches from which a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents @ line. The Citizen is an open forum and Invites dis- issues and subjects of local or but it will not publish anonymous MEMBER eagion of pi meral inter pimunicatios e IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST . ADVOCATED BY: THE, ; CITIZEN More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. Community Auditorium. erpr : MONOGRAPH J: Ollie Edmunds, Jacksonville, Florida Dear Ollie: Congratulations on your appoint- ment as president of Stetson Universi- ty. The rise from janitor to president is remarkable and could happen only in America. Hats off to Stetson and to you! THE ORACLE. Eee > WHERE. “RIGHTS” ARE NEEDED The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has ended a two weeks’ conference in Geneva, Switzerland, by dfafting an international bill of human rights. - The work of the commission will be submitted to various governments, which will be asked to approve the declaration. The United Nations will be asked to ap- prove it as a body, although such action would have only a moral binding force. The covenant, however, would be consid- etd legally binding on each nation which ratified it. = The document, which we have not réad in full because it is not available, es- tablishes equal rights and freedoms for all persons, regardless of race, sex, nation- ality or religion. Its aims and purpose, we understand, are to promote the de- velopment of freedom among human be- ings and to seek the recognition of certain basic and fundamental freedoms which have long been in vogue in the English- speaking nations. : If the United Nations, or any other missionary enterprise, wants to establish the basic freedoms of civilizations through- out’ the world, the place for the work to begin is in.those areas where the free- doms are hardly known, much less gen- erally practiced. Freedom of speech, for example, is widespread in English-speaking nations and a few other regions. To advarice the freedom-of-speech idea, however, calls for a campaign in those areas where it is not practiced, rather than a propaganda campaign in the English-speaking nations which would be concerned with occasion- al lapses. e The same observation applies to most of the other items in the “Bill of Human Rights.” The place to make progress in establishing these essentials ' of’ civilized human existence is exactly, those areas of the world where they only exist as a print- ed word. There is some room for achieve- ment in regard to the freedom-of-religious- worship principle in many areas through- out the world and Christian missionaries, including ‘those of the Protestant faith, should be assured that their rights, under the Geneva document, will be recognized throughout the earth. —_——_—_——————————— Drive carefully and enjoy 1948, TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING Too much of anything, however good or beautiful it may be, is impressive. And sometimes it becomes an inconvenience or a nuisance. “Beautiful snow,” the poem says, and radio entertainers early last week fre- quently sang about a “white Christmas”. Undoubtedly, a “white Christmas” is beautiful, if there is not too much of the “white”. While the snowfall in New York began on the morning after Christmas, yet it gave the nation a good idea of just how burdensome it could be and how it could tie up the traffic system of a city. Sunshine is a praiseworthy thing, and many resorts in the United States, partic- ularly in the winter, use sunshine as a boost to catch the tourist trade. But, as Key Westers are aware, too much sun- shine is distressing. And we get tired of warm weather, stretching over a period of several months, and are glad when the mercury drops to a cooling temperature. Anybody who kept in touch with the nation’s temperatures during the cold spell of the last few days was aware that Key West, though chilly, was the warm- est city in the country. We had a low of 59 yesterday and a mean temperature of 66, which is indeed pleasant weather when we read of the many places in the United States with temperatures near or below zero. While too much weather of the same type palls on anybody, yet it is not only the weather that is oppressive when there is too much of any kind of it. Some of us might have eaten too much turkey and fruit cake on Christmas, and afterward regretted that we were not more restrain- ed or circumspect in our eating. Even too much money entails re- sponsibilities that sometimes frazle the nervous system. Every time the United States interferes in foreign affairs, it becomes entangled and has to suffer the consequences. If there is a squabble among families and an outsider interferes, even if his inten- tions are the best, who gets the worst of it? The intruder, of course! “TOLERANCE” IN INDIA. One of the amusing sidelights on the activitiy of the so-called human race is the supposition that the fate of the United States depends upon what the people of other lands think about occurrences in this country. In India, we have been told, the pres- tige of the United States decreases be- cause of reports that all is not sweetness and light in this country. This is somewhat farcical in view of the fact that the people of India, belonging to the same racial stock, have not yet been able to exhibit much tolerance with their own affairs. Since the division of India into the two countries of Pakistan and India, more than eight million refugees have crossed the Pakistan-India border in both direc- tions, constituting the greatest mass mi- gration in history. Why was the migration necessary? Obviously, because the minority element in both areas feared the persecution of the majority. The rioting and killing that occurred in the unhappy countries give emphasis to the plight of all minority groups. The tolerance that the Indians are supposed to expect from the United States was nowhere evident among the 8 million refugees. A sap-head is one who accepts the opinions of others without inquiry. GAMBLERS HURTING FOOTBALL Betting on football has reached alarming proportions, largely due to the development of the point system, by which the outcome of almost any game becomes doubtful. With large sums of money at stake, it is inevitable that the gamblers will someday make an attempt to bribe a play- er. This has happened in professional baseball, professional football and collegi- ate basketball. The amazing interest that the public takes in collegiate and high’ school foot- ball is explained, in large part, by the loyalty of supporters of the institutions involved in the contest. Nevertheless, some of it undoubtedly originates in the desire of the gamblers to win money on the outcome of the contest. We do not know the answer to the problem, but, sooner or later, football is going to be injured by a scandal arising out of betting. TUE KEY WEST CITIZEN Radio Programs Daytime Su are Broadcast at the day ee Feit ie standard, For tandard eube tract ene hour; for mountain stasde ard twe hours, DEC. 29 THROUGH JAN, 2 Morning i 9:00—Honeymoon in N. ¥.—nbé Breakfast Club—abo 9:18—Oklahoma Roundup—cbs 9:30—Shady Valley Eoiks—mbe,, 10:00—Fred Waring Show—nbe Music For You-rebs y.sts ! My Story Drama—abe 10:28—Betty Crocker Talk—abe 10:30—Say It With> Musictrebay, g i 11:00—Arthur cer, Show—cbs Breakfast in Hollywood—abe 11:30—Ben Alexander Show—mbs 11:46—Serlals (2% hrs.)—ebs Afternoon 12:08—Weleome Travelers—abe Kate Smith Speaks—mbs 12:30—Words and Music—nbc Daily Band Concerts—mbs 1:00—Concert Half-Hour—nbe :00-—-Four Hours of Serials--nbo Queen for a Day—mbs 2:30—Bride and Groom—abe °: Martin Block Records—mbs $:00—Double or Nothing—cbs Ladies Be Seated—abe 3:80—The House Party—cbs Paul Whiteman Records—abe 4:00—Hint Hunt Quiz—ebs 4:30—Winner Take All—cbs asury Band Show—abe 4:48—Kiddies Shows 1% hrs. (west. repeats 1 hr. later)—mbs Coser ld the Air—cbs Bi ies Hour (west . oreo est repeats J br. $:45—Lum and Abner—cbs-east astern standard. For ceme tor btract one hour, ce hour of relay to fit local schedules, Last minute program changes can- fot be included, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30 Evening iddies Hour (rep: Network Silent (1 hr.)—mbs-east. Kiddies Hour (repeat)—mbs-west 6:15—Sports: Musi Frontiers of S: €:30—Red Barber Spo Lum & Abner repe 6:45—Newscast by Three—nbe Lowell Thomas, (repeat 11)—cbs 7:00—Radio Supper Club—nbe- basic The Beulah Show—cbs News and Comme! y Fulton Lewis, Jr.—mbs Daily Comtr ry—abe News: Dinner Date—mbs 7:30—The House Party—nbe Bob Crosby's Club—cbs The Green Hornet—abc News Broadcast—mbs 1:48—Harkness Comment—nbe Ed Murrow News—cbs Sports Comment—mbs 8:00—Milton Berle Variety—nbe Big Town Newspaper Play—cbs Youth Asks Government—abe Mysterious Traveler—mbs 8:15—Weekly News Review—abe wf Meeting—abo Detective Drama Time—mbs 8:55—Five Minutes News—cbs Billy Rose Comment—mbs 9:00—Amos und Andy—nbe ., We the People, Guests—cba Gabriel Heatter Comment—mbs 9:15—Real Life. Drama—mbs 9:30—Fibber and Molly—nbe Studio One, Drama—cbs Boston Symphony Hour=abe Zane Grey Story—mbs 10:00—Bob Hope Comedy—nbe American Forum, Debate—mbs 10:18—Scout About Town—mbs 10:30—Red Skelton Comedy—nbe Among Ourselves, Drama—ebs Labor U.S.A. Talk—abe Dance Orchestra—mbs 10:45—Let Freedom Ring—abe sala Through This Daily BIBLICAL BULLETIN NOVECENTENARIAN DIES! Reaching ni plus sixty Son of a > hundred ine years, who earth ever trod. For Complete Details Read: Genesis 5:21-27 (20) Publishers—The Monthly Booklet “Enjoy Your Bible” TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS (Know America) Prof. John Bakeless of New York University, noted professor of journalism, born in Carlisle, Pa., 53 years agox ¢ i Dr. Francis’ Carter "Wood; , of Englewood, N. J.,:famed pathol- ogist, born in Columbus, Ohio, 78 years ago. Dr. Stanley High ofNew York, noted editor and clergyman, born in Chicago, 52 years ago. Franklin C. Watkins, eminent artist-painter, born in New York, 53 years ago. ~ Dr. George B. Darling of Yale, former secretary of the National] for the decline in the value of Academy of Sciences, Washing-| the dollar. ton, born in Boston, 42 years ago. The earliest modern form of} 000, against was for! 1946. \ commercial ins: ships and their ce ) 4 $125,300,000,000; in 1939, the last | He QUESTIONS FOR 1948: The | By HARRY T. a recession and then made it economic history. ment. There is argument over jdid, and disagreement over ho jin the year ahead. | bodings of a year ago. Production of goods for peace- ! time use, profits and wages all hit record highs in 1947, but | prices soared along with them to temper blessings for the aver- age consumer. Any strains on the American | consumer( however, were | dwarfed by the hafdships of his {brothers in most countries abroad. While 1947 saw the American industrial machine ! swing into its first full post-war year of relatively unfettered | production, most foreign coun- tries still were mired in the! | wreck of war. ; Throughout the year the} jits traditional role as a barom- eter of business and the econo- ; my. While the rest of the nation} busied itself as never before in peacetime, Wall Street just stood | by, an intensely interested spec- tator always wary of the peri- od ahead. In the: wave of prosperity there were some signs of strain to justify the cautions view. | With rising costs, the break-even points of businesses went high, margins of safety narrowed. Many indsutrial leaders felt that} even a slight decline in volume {might bring serious trouble which could spread rapidly thru- out the economy. Figures refused to be dull | they measured 1947, and th claimed the attention all sky-/| rockets deserve. Prices, after faltering in late; April and early May, soared to {carry some products out of the | reach of some in the lower fixed income groups. The Associated | Press index of wholesale prices | of 35 basic commodities moved; from 167.22 on January 2 to; well over 200 in. December. \ With the index based on 1926 | average prices as 100, this meant | that the American’s dollar in De- | jcember went onl half as far as, it did. in-1926 and roughly dur- ing the past ten years, when the index ranged’ not too far either side -af 100. ‘Prices were just a shade undef’ the all-time record highs of May, 1920. Farm and food prices were highest of all. Wheat, a classic barometer, passed the $3.00. bushel mark early in the pe and other farm products were comparably high. Prices for bas- is table items hit the strato- sphere. Eggs at $1.00 a dozen, butter at $1.00 a pound and good sirloin beef at $1.00 a pound were eommonplace retail quota- tions as the year ended. Milk sold at prices roughly double what used to be considered “nor- mal.” In the broader economic pic- ture, the gross national product of the United States as reck- oned by the Departmeint of Com- merce passed the $230,000,000 mark in the third quarter of the year. It had closed 1946 at $218,- | 600,000,000. In 1941 it was only as réal -peace-time year, the $90,- 490,000,000; and in the prosper- | ous year of 1929 was only $103,- | 800,000,000. | | The gross national product is the market value of the output lof gods and services produced | by the country’s economy, and it | |it a broad measure of its busi- | | ness activity. The record climb! | in 1947 more than compensated Corporate profits for 1947 are estimated at about $16,000,000,- $12,500,000,000 for The average hourly wage of BUSI IT WAS YEAR OF BIG BOOM, BUT FEARS OF SETBACK LINGER ) after indsutry ; production. Steel remained a bot- } gest in history in 'the previous record of $3,761,549. | year’s volume was eS Your Grocer SELLS That Good TUBSEDAY, DECEMBER 50, 1947 NESS 7 & eS economic story of t! MONTGOMERY = ' AP Business Editor ! NEW YORK.—The United States entered 1947 with fears of! the greatest year in American : tory | For 1948 there is strong hope for continued prosperity, | | still some belief a setback must come, and plenty of bewilder-' what made 1947 tick off as it w the economy should be run} Fears of runaway inflation supplant the depression fore- | Mil * production workers in all manu- facturing industries hit approx: | imately $1.25 per hour, approxi- mately 15 per cent above 1946 {and roughly double the rate for | 1939. Net farm income for 1947 hit an estimated $18,000,000,000 ; which was $3,000,000,000 higher than in 1946. All of these are! peacetime records. The dollar volume of retail sales rose rapidly, and industry ; reported record | tleneck, but stepped up produc- tion in January to over 97 inj December. { The stel shortage held back stock market apeared to forsake | automobile production, but still! speakers at a meeting of Troop ithe indsutry expected that a fi- 52, Boy Scouts, held last night. nal record of 1947 would show | the year to have been the big- | the dollar | value of its products. The total | wholesale value is expetced to exceed $5,000,000,000, far above in 1941. In units, 1947 production of cars and trucks is expected to be added at about 4,800,000 just a little under the 1941 produc- tion and, considering the steel shortages, not too far under the all-time record of 5,358,420 in! 1829. | The automobile indsutry has always been considered one of the keys to the modern Ameri- can economy, not only a basic part of it because of its size, 4 but a solid barometer|of the av- ; erage consumer's prosperity. In 1947 the industry still try-' ing to catch up with the back- log of demand piled up during the and is expected to be! still racing against demand thru- out 1948. Throughout the great activity of 1947, the stock market mark- | ed time. Part of the story is told: by the Associated P: aver-j ages of 60 representative stocks, which opened the year at 6.4, and was a few points lower in! December, ranging between aj; low of 58.5 on May 17 and a high of 69.0 on February 8 The} more than 100,000,000 shares under the to- tal for 1946 of 363,709,312. Traders mainly were concern- | ed throughout the year, as they were at the close, over what the future had in store. At year’s end warnings were widely sounded, by President Truman and his advisors, by | business leaders and economists, | that the inflation spectre was too solid to be ignored. It was no longer a wrath to get out of hand. All were aware that inQa- tion is a force which, once away, can be dispelled only af- ter depression. The year ended with this un- easiness. The shape of 1948 was being molded in large part by! those deciding on the extent of aid to Europe, and on whether in the United States there would be rationing and alloca- | tions. Crop weather in the Uni- ted States and abroad, and in the United States and abroad, and the progress of foreign na- tions in rehabilitation them- selves, were all-important, but | variable threads to be woven into | the pattern of the American 1948. Subscribe to The Citizen. STAR * BRAND aacusan COFFEE and CUBAN ——tTry A Pound Today——— [a the coming yeer may hinge on these three factors: the amount of goods the U.S. sends abroad: the extent of Europe's own productive recovery, and whether controls are re-introduced at home. IN 1947 =: —_ 1 jthe former's parents, will leave {tomorrow for Atlanta, wh ; Demeritt, Jr., is a student in the ; Southern Dental College e Key West In Days Gone By Lat FROM FILES | Jean Elizabeth ‘daughter of Mrs Peterson, S. A. Peterson, THE CITIZEN OF |celebrated her eleventh birthday DEC. 30, 1937 anniversary yesterday after- nummy, PON City Tax Collector Sam _ B.{ Miiand> (Mra: W. 4: teas Pinder reported today that his collections for December amount to almost $10,000. As a result of the collections, city employees were paid half a month’s salary today. who had been - ter’s parent 'F. Archer, for their home visiting th fr. and Mrs 0. ft this morning in Ta | Today The Citizen says in an ‘editorial paragraph “President Roosevelt's experi- ments should have resulted by this time in experience, but have they?” County Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd today issued notices to all business men in Monroe county who have not paid their occupational taxes that, if tax- es are not paid by next Monday, warrants wi!l be sworn out for their arrests. 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