The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 19, 1949, Page 2

THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Te Everybody : Going to church is a good habit for every individual to cultivate, and it is » good idea for the churches to cultivate every individual THE ORACLE MORE PEOPLE FOR U. S. The population growth of the United Meter continues to confound the experts, whe predicted, during the 1930's, that a falling birth rate would lead to brium between birth and death 1 yee Lest year, the population of this country increased nearly 2,500,000. The inerense was largely due to the number of birtha, 3,650,000, which exceeded the low- ot d@ath rate in the history of the nation tw about 2,200,000. The other part of the inerease came through immigration. An inerease in population, coming about by the increase of births. inside the country, is much better than a similar in- crease through immigration. an equili- rates by It is natural expect that native-born citizens will heave « better comprehension of American ideals than those born in foreign countries whe come to the United States in later fare The extent of the inerease in the num- her of births is indicated by the fact that ty the eight years, 1941-1948, more than 14,000,000 babies were born in the United Mates. This compares with a little more than 19,000,000 in 1931-1938 lt should be noted in this connection that there are now 48 persons per square mile of land area in the United States. This compares with 25 in 1900. While here have been considerable shifts of popilation, it is interesting to note that the ten most densely populated states in 104? were exactly, in order, the same as in 1900: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Pennsyl- Maryland, Ohio, nia Delaware and Il- linvia One of the revelations that come with wily of population figures leath rate in 1948 was a trifle over 9.9 which wasa little below the previous low rate established in 1946. Moreover shows that er thousand, the infant mortality rate in 18 declined to a new minimum low of mit $1 per 1,000 live births, which is nearly 40 per cent under the comparable hiwure of only a decade ago. Indieative of social, political and eco- mie changes is the fact that the percent- see of our population, otder, continues to grow appreciably. 1900, it was only four per cent, or 5,000,000 people. In 1940, SR about 9 000,000 people. This phase Bou population characteristics is expect- 8B ‘o continue to accelerate an ©While these figures apply to the : ted States, asa whole, the figures for » various states and counties sixty-five years or In nearly | it was 6.8 per | naturally y considerably. Every state has shown mereasing density of population in the re of thie century, but the relative in- MBase has varied. In Vv ermont, it was only ir per cent, but jumped more than two vdred per cent in Florida and the st. @ the Far West, = ates ee 49 ison the wing—one month has passed into history, NO GOUGING, PLEASE ~~ S enannEeEnEEE While landlords are fighting if Wash- ington against a proposal to reenact & rent- control bill, Housing Expediter . Tighe Woods announced in Washingtdn ‘that'a decontrol order had been issued for Miami Beach and five other commynities. He add- ed, however, that tenants will be protected under eviction orders of the federal rent act, for the next 90 days, While nobody can say for a epttainty that congregs will adopt another rent-con- trol law, the belief in Washington seems to be generally that rehtals now are readjust- ing themselves in many parts of the coun- try. That must be the attitude when the ex- pediter states that rents have been decon- troled in Miami Beach, where charges, a year or so ago, had been made of gouging by landlords, Gouging may be submitted to by ten- ants in an area where they reside and earn a livelihood, but it has been demonstrated that tourists will not submit, as a rule, to overpayment of rent. They will do, as they did at Miami, Miami Beach and elsewhere —leave those areas where gouging is going onand spend their vacations in cities where rents are considered to be fair and reasonable. Rents are not too high in Key West at present, and it should be well for owners of rentable properties to bear in mind that tourists do not have to come here. If the time ever comes when they consider they have been overcharged, a big majority of them will keep away from Key West. And it may be said, as has happened elsewhere, that it requires only a few disgruntled tourists to give a black eye to any resort. Their complaints spread like the proverb- ial wildfire in their home towns. Every landlord should be given a fair return on his rentable property. If he feels he is getting a fair return, he should not resort to gouging because there is a great demand for the rentable houses or apart- ments he owns, Improving the standard of living of the lowest economic group is the most im- portant job in the world. Key West can do much for its own improvement without waiting for some- @ne to leave the town a generous bequest. THINKERS TO RULE THE MASSES Walter P. Pipkin, noted author of “Life Begins At Forty,” believes that the United States in another hundred years will be a collection of a “stupendous num- ber of stupid people, ruled by a small clique of clever people, with high I. Q.’s.” The gentleman may have something in his conclusion. Itis apparent in the mania for organization and the mass pres- sure of groups, led by the nose b: fessional agitators and well-paid orga ers. pro- niz- The individual who thinks for self is becoming something of a rarity. As a people, we are a nation of “joiners,” and when the leaders of an organization speak, the rank and file supinely accept the views declared. This is not only true in the matter of politics, but in the matter of religion, sociology, economics and philosophy. Rare indeed is the individual who thinks for himself, speaks his mind and lives his life on the basis of principles that satisfy his intelligence and his conscience. The na- tion needs more of these individuals but, unless the sehools, homes and do a better job, there is not much prospect given to discerning individuals. him- There are few school children, in this land of free education, who like to go to school. Puzzling! PRAISES POWER OF PRAYER A woman, condemmed to die “sex-lure” murder, has been for a acquitted in a second trial, following a reversal of the former conviction, and now alleges that the reason she has won comes’ from the “power of prayer.” The woman was accused of luring an- other man, while her husband shot and killed him, In the first trial, both were convicted and the man now serves a life sentence. The woman boasts that she “prayed every night” and that she knows that “the Lord answers prayer.” There may be room to doubt curacy of her conclusion, especially, in her case. If her acquittal is the result of an- swered prayer, itis hard to understand how anybody is convicted of crime in this country, churches | the ac- | vie fans of two continents have come to applaud her work. Chapter 17 to spent a lazy in Provincetown little. Then, at Jack’s sigheition, “Looks like ’'m gine in yaene ar, we ve eli tor shall we try for mar~ fell leave it at that,” she they walked to the end’8f quaint] said.. “Only don’t kiss me again. Commercial Street, Here;'a-long, | We've been going.around together rocky breakwater inet athe all. summer, having fun. Don’t spoil eve) thing. Seoreeye “Okay,” he's said, “I shouldn't on which a be Bg was. vestecatad, Betty pointed to the breakwater. “T feel adventurous,” she said. “What do you say we walk it and|™e, Casanova,” said Betty. look at the water from there?” have kissed you anyhow. “You don’t have to worry ers in to have other ane ri She had never felt less adven- be too busy to bother with such turous in her life, but she had to|"0Nsense as love and marriage. do something — anythir would stop her from that “You don’t say.” Jack’s — of|™Ment on her unexpected Gertrude. She knew she had not|®0Uncement was accompani heard the whole story, but some-|@ frown, “Gee, that’s a funny at- how she couldn’t ask “All right,” Jack sa! warning you it'll be ing. We can’t go far. coming in and sometimes it covers the breakwater. Presently Jack ck, shouted “Better start back ‘ rate we'r= wal king; the move faster than we oa : “Oh, no!” she called tent, feaen “But Pm |to bother wi! walk- ‘titude for a girl to take. Too busy love and marriage, eh? oe I tS ae make you change tide’s| Your mind’ can’t. be te ean. And ‘ am go- pusy. In a few weeks I intend to go back Yorke and take up where off. I was in training to be- a hurse, you know. I never out looking around. “I'm just a oe stopped.” Seen how to walk. on. these things. “Don't be 2 fool,” he exclaimed, {almost and started toward her. She looked around hi had fi wanted. S) saw that she had come rier | wanted. than. she’d realized. The words seemed to tumble » jout. bette ag her volition. It was her subconscious aoatns had dictated this decision. she knew what she e wanted to be wanted, led, to be useful. This water on either side of: the'rocky was her, heart’s desire, her secret ledge and the tide was coming in|star. And until this ope minute quite fast. She knew a manent rot she hadn’t known it, % panic as she felt herself dizzy and faint. Jack called a her: “Don’t look at the water. Look | was surprised to see Jack turn stand’ where}into the dirt road which led to at the rocks. And you are, - H shore. “ a “You'd have been ali right if you hadn’t got scared,” ‘he told | can.phone Aunt Minniebelle from her. “You did go too far, but you [ Playland. I thought we might stop had nothing to fear but’ fear.” Before ne released her, lips. E PICKED her up in his arms | “I and carried her back.to the| be’ he|know~-I loox terrible. Hope you leaned over and kissed her on the |don’t mind if I seem to bury my “Rescuer’s reward,” he said, ‘face in your hair while we dance. ‘EVERAL hours later when they were on their way home Betty Alden. Beach. “But it’s late,” she protested. romised Aunt Minniebelle I'd iome before midnight.” “You will,” he told her. “You at Playland for just one dance. I Bul, Tve got to see what’s been ‘done in the way-of replacements, I know Verf welt tello isn’t up the band. But I’ve got to see. Mind?”, j “No, I don't’ mind,” Betty said’ mechanically. Just as scon as they. reached Playland she went into a tele- phone booth and called her aunt. Mrs. Warren answered the phone and burst into-a fit of weeping when she heard Betty’s voice. “I've been wor sick,” she announced between sobs. “But bets gate Ca Minniebelle? I told you be back before midnight aa I will It’s only Tt was some little time before Aunt Minniebelle could control her voice. “It’s not you, dear,” she said finally. “It's Gertrude. She went, out early this morning and she hasn’t come back.” “T wouldn’t worry about that. darling.” Betty tried to conceal the anxiety in her own voice. “I’m sure she’s all right. She’s out with her friends and they don’t realize how late it is—you know how kids are. darling, Besides,” Betty added lamely, “she might have had. car trouble. Even new cars aren’t fect. So: ‘ple you worry and. “But *you ‘didn’t: let me finish, Bettina,” Minniebelle\ broke in. “It’s worse than you think. She— she’s gone. Fve n-up to. her room, -and her. clothes are gone too. We didn’t have a quarrel, or anything either. She—well, she’s just gone!” “Vl be home. in’ ten minutes, Aunt Minniebelle. And I’m -sure -—in fact, I’m positive—everything is all right.” Betty had.never. been less sure of anything inher life.. She ‘said so to Jack Barnes, who stood waiting for her outside the phone booth, and he agreed with her. “Costello’s gone too,” he said. “They've got a new dance band, i take you home and come back later.” "by | claves” TODAY'S BIRTHDAY MERLE OBERON, born Feb. 19, 1911, in Tasmania (a South Pacific Island), grew up. in Bom- bay. When her uncle took her to London _ at 16, she pers, suaded him leave her a while to study dancing. Then she burned her bridges by sell- ing her ticket to home and began‘long dis- couraging, ham- mering at mo, Since then mo- Merle Oberon vie study doors. Your Horoscope SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1949—Today gives a retiting dis- Position, studious and with deep intuitions, but capable of rising to distinction. The affections are not very warm, but the. nature constant, if not too unduly ‘an- tagonized. It is a position from which one of humble birth may rise to great influence. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY. 20, 1949. -—A combination of the nature of the ‘previous day, with or sensuous person; who is genial and a. more friendly, living in harmony with | his neighbors, If not possessirig | the power of yesterday,,. it. still holds the germ of success. 19," character, ; CESSPOOL DE: mee ies were found in a cesspool be! Dean (right). TODAY’S BIRT HD. AYS i (Know America) William S. S. Rodgers, man, the: Texas Co., born Colum- | bus, O., 63 years ago. The man in bac! Th; ‘and. New York, director of the National Arts born in Bement, 39 years agi U. S. Senator Scott W. Lu of Illinois, born Chandiersville. Im 57, years ago. Ba Calhern of New York, CONG RE SSMEN _WIN FicHT FOR TVA STE: EAM CHARGED TO YOUTH chair-} Carleton W. Smith of Bement, | Foundation, as (To be continued) (P) Wireploto NINETEEN- YEAR-OLD HERBERT HOOVER GENTRY (left) is in jail at Talladega, Ala., charged with the'slaying of his wife arid her friend. Mrs. Louise Deal of Rome, Ga. Their nude. bod- hind his house at Talladega. Gen- try is signing a statement in the presence of Police Chief Willis kground was not identified. » born in toiBrook iy) 53 years Dr. Milton C. Winternitz,- for- mer dean of the Yale Medical School, famed pathologist, ‘born in Baltimore; 64 years ago. Francis J..Hesterman, president Pennsyl- 65 of Bell Telephone of vania, born in Taunton,’ Mass., } years ago. | Thomas D. Camp! IV at gro’ born D. PLA () Wirephoto THESE CONGRESSMEN are congratulating each other in Washington after the House of Repre- sentatives voted to appropriate $2,500,000 to construct a steam electric plant at Johnsonville, Te Alabama. for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Left to right: Representatives James B. Frazier, Albert Gore and Joe L. Evins, all Democrats of Tennessee, and Rep. Robert E. Jones, Jr., Democrat of Proponents told congress the steam plant is needed to overcome an electric power short- age existing in the Tennessee valley where 6,090,000 people “look to the TVA for their power needs,” | sewer project in Key West will Paut shania former Key West | {he er, now residing in Miami, where} FI he is practicing law, is in the, city visitng relatves and friends. | He was a caller this morning in| The Citizen office. ny Dated February 4 _— | ON Tene nme sorter ‘ B. Curry Moreiio. area super-} Po Te OF Penne, visor for the WPA in Key West,| AND FOR MONMOR COENTT. said today he had been officially advised that all operations on the EDWIN ¢ be stopped on April 15. MARIAN A. BNGH om OF n A. Bangle Read New William Arnold, formerly with hthe United States Coast Guard, -and Mrs. Arnold, now residing in! y Miami, are visiting in Key West. | Bem Key West Historical Pageant. will be held in Bayview Park on Wednesday night. te ALD Cire The Artman golf trophy will be | / presented to Melvin E. Russell at a meeting of the Key West Golf} Club to be held Friday night in the Trumbo Hotel. Mr. Russeil| ¥" spam” KARL & won the trophy in the tournament just concluded by what local | players considered the most con-| \oTtcR sistently good putting seen in Key APPLICA ‘West in many a day. He dropped! them in the cup on green after green from all angles and varying} lengths. 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