The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 10, 1950, Page 2

Dear Readers: If you are interested in the develop- ment of Key West, you will give some of vour time for the common good; the town needs personal service just as much or even more than it needs a cash c@mtribution. THE ORACLE ——— NEPOTISM UNDESIRABLE At least ninety of the 435 members of the Howse of Representatives have rela- tives on the congressional payroll, accord- ing te a United Press news dispateh, which points out that nine congressmen had two relatives on the payroll and one congress- an had three daughters on his list of em- ployes. There is nothing illegal in the employ- ment of relatives by members of Congress but it fe @ custom that should be frowned wpon. There are many instances, no doubt, where the relative performs full service for the salary received but the suspicion oxiet, in many other cases, that the wife, or other relative, is a worker in name only. i. congressmen find themselves un- sble te get along on the salary allowed by : the sation, without putting members of their family on the Government payroll, they should vote an increase in the salary of congressmen, It would be much better than to have their relatives working for them at the Government's expense. We call attention to this without over- looting the fact that the relatives of some congressmen manage to find employment Guteide the offices of their kin. This can weueity be accomplished and there are, we suspect, Many relatives of congressmen working in other governmental offices. While thie may be bad, the presumption = that the worker, under the contro! of a superior, who is unrelated, is more apt to s) serviee for the salary received. A CAPITAL IDEA The so-called National Committee for Mrengthening Congress is taking steps to iereve matters particularly along the lines of legislative procedure. A joiut standing Committee will be rented to constantly push for more mod- ernieation, and strengthening of the weak Congress. There will be a new Joint Bud- get Committee whieh will take off its coat etd fight for reasonable legislation in framing budget procedures that have been mmered by Congress for three years. Chairman Robert Heller of the Mrengthening Committee” had a pretty tough job laid out but be offers a common oonee program that would “divest Con- rem of ite petty, private and local bus- news.” He draws attention to the fact that Congress “ste! sits once every two weeks ae a (ty Counet! of Washington.” very year is leap year to the pedes- train who expects to live. Our idea of an optimist is now plan- oe for a plenic next summer. Hor or empaegeany _ “ a ° Re ee NEW POLICY IN FAR EAST 2 The Western powers ed over the date for “gene! ; of the Communist government in-China.-It is no longer a question of recognition but one of timing. : ver The French are anxious to take action in the hope that this will lessen the pres- sure in French Indo-China. The Commonwealth will discuss make its decision. In between are various differences as to the procedure to be adopted. Those familiar with the situation in the Far East express the idea that a decis- ion on policies and attitudes to be follow- ed after recognition is more important at the present time. This is a matter of con- cern because of the belief that a pos- sibility exists that the West, through a shrewd and flexible policy, may be able to encourage the Chinese to exhibit some of the independence recently manifested in Yugoslavia. The Russians, of course, will work for as close a tie with the Chinése Commun- ists as possible. They do not like the situa~ tion developed by Marshal Tito who has asserted the équality of Communist parties and the independence of Communist stat- es. If this attitude spreads, the influence of Moscow will be weakened and the dan- ger of Communism, as a world menace, would be lessened. The Chinese, it is noted, have been nationalistic for centuries. This leads to the hope that, regardless of the Commun- ist Government, the Chinese people will assert their nationalism. Moreover, the economic difficulties confronting the new regime in China are of such a nature as to warrant the belief that the Communists in China will have their hands full at home, trying to improve conditions and maintain their control of the masses of Chinese. Despite public alarm over sex crimes there seems to be no let-up in offenses of this type. HONEST MARKET People ‘are still talking about “high prices, even though the upward spiral seems to have leveled off in most lines. That’s a natural human trait—we look back ten or fifteen years to when prices were far lower and. wonder why the change has been so great. A good many consumers probably still think that present-day prices are caused, in large part, by big profits. Yet facts have heen published, covering a long of con- sumer enterprises, which contradict that idea completely. Meat is a good example, inasmuch as meat prices have come in for a great deal of comment from time to time. The nation’s meat is handled by thousands of packing houses which perform the vital job of turn- ing livestock on the hoof into meat pro- duets which are ready for the butcher shop. In other words, the packers bridge the wide gap between producer and con- sumer. And, believe it or not, their charge for doing that is incredibly modest. Last year 83 leading packers earned an aver- age of about a penny on each dollar of sales. Putting it another way, their aver- age profit was about one-half cent a pound on the dressed weight of all meat sold. Of late, the price of certain kinds of meat, notably pork, has dropped sharply. It did that simply because the supply-de- mand situation has become more favor- able to the consumer. In a free market, prices find their own level. Natural eco- nomic forces—not individuals or business- es—drive them up and down. This istrue of the prices charged for everything, except when government acts as a price-fixer. The free market is the most honest and responsive market ever devised. itt Sonate nites RO Yu can never tell when a little car ful driving will save your life on the hig! ways, TAFT AS THE REPUBLICAN LEADER There is going to be a lot of political heat and slam-hashing in Congress. The Republicans seem to have starch in their shirt-collars. The Republicans appear to have settl- ed down in agreeing that Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio is the real Republican leader whom they will follow in Congress and push as their candidate to be the next Presidential nominee. * yétoxnition: the. matter {1 at its conference in Colombo, with: India pressing for early action and Canada in- clined to wait for the United States to:| estate Be a ah amano from the Veterans Administration to four questions of interest to a jt to the period in w! must. repay such a loan 4 . Asdiiyour ae is a non-remi i business loan,: it will have! word’ from tage gi ote to‘be repaid in 10 years or less; ba behiaie eh», whether Aa réal estate business loan may run! fingerprints of the. mah’ tallied up to 25, years. 4 with any on file in the bureau’s Q. Why dol lose all the money|immense identification division I paid in premiums on my term! before conducting the inquest. imsurance when I convert) to a permanent plan? : A. While your term insurance was in force, you received insur- ance protection against death at a very low rate for that period. Term insurance was intended to provide no more than that.» Q. I am receiving compensa- tion from VA for a service-con- nected disability. My depefdent parents reside in a foreign coun- try. In event of my death, who should they contact: to..get the compensation to which they may be entitled? A. They should contact the U. S. Foreign Service in the country in Which ‘they reside. The’'U. S. Foreign Service cooperates with VA in the administration of bene- fits available to veterans, their dependents or beneficiaries in foreign areas. Q. I was honorably discharged without disability after World War II service. Since my dis- charge, I was partially disabled in an automobile accident which prevents me from holding down a full-time job. Am I entitled to any VA benefit for this disa- bility? A. No, but if you should be- come permanently and _ totally disabled for reasons not traceable to your service in the Armed Forces, you may be entitled to a pension, providing your income does not exceed $1,000, if you have no dependents, or $2,500 if you are married or have a minor child. Jack Derby’s Hell Drivers are making preparations for their ap- pearance at Trumbo Field next Sunday afternoon, o’clock, under, auspices local American Legion post troops of Boy Scouts in the city. of the An arrival in Key West harbor last night was the S. S. Occident- al, Texas Oil Company tanker, which put in after an uneventful trip from Norfolk, Va. Air maneuver flyers arrived on good will Miami-Havana tour to- day. One by one they dropped down from the Miami-Havana ailr lane and alighted at the old airport here near East Martello Tower toward the upper end of the island. In response to a wireless mes- sage the salvage boat Peacock left Key West yesterday for a point below Miami to go‘to the assistance of the S. S. Henseat, a Panamanian vessel. Her captain wirelessed he was in need of tow but did not disclose the nature of the difficulty. The Peacock plan- ned to tow the Henseat to Mobile. Duval street merchants today were commenting on the fact that all banners had been removed from above that thoroughfare. The banners were hauled down under orders of the Police De- (Veterans wishing further in- formation about veterans’ bene- fits may have their questions an- swered by writing or visiting the nearest VA regional Office.) TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS. |. (Know America) Walter S. Gifford, retired head of American Telephone & Tele- graph bornin Salem, Mass., 65 ears ago. Howard Chandler Christy of New York, famous oldtime illus- trator and author, born in Morgan Co., Ohio, 77 years ago. Louis A Johnson, Secretary of Defense, born in Roanoke, Va., 59 years ago. Dr. Katherine B. Blodgett of General Electric, Schenectady, N. z. inventor of non-reflecting born in Scheneetady, 52 y ago. Herbert L. Matthews, noted journalist and correspondent, born in New York, 49 years ago. Ray Bolger, actor, born in Boston, 46 years ago than ever! s Malone of Columbia Stop in today and go for a thrilling demonstration *Belter in Performance paiversity eminent historian, in the big new 1950 Mercury! One ride and you'll agree e f oe Pipher asia its better than ever to make your next car Mercury! Better in Comfort *Better in Value on Jeffers, poet, Pittsburgh, 63 years ago. born in More than 400-war crimes trials have been completed by U. Mi- litary commissions in Yokohama and Manila. 244444444444444444 Political Announcements State Democratic Primary, May 2, 1950 Sb bn bo bb bb bo bo bo bb id For State Senator JAMES A. FRANKLIN (Re-Election) For State Representative J. Y. PORTER, IV STRAND coniitiones Tuesday and Wednesday aptional ot extra cost. 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