The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1950, Page 2

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ont Bane eceee eee ay weet ona Monroe County ——— dntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter ne Aen en THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pe nd Proce, te. exclusively entitled 0 reproduction of all news Siege es bgt not otherwise ed=in this paper, and ino the focal news publish maa ee SUBSCRIPTION RATES “3412.90 eee paeenerteetapennsseeae VERTISING RATES mage Keown on Application SPRCIAL NOTICE ices, cards of thanks, resolutions ti ° ate., will be fament by churches from derived ‘are 5 cents @ line, foruin and invites dis- issues subjects of local oF Benen ut it will not publish anonymous communications. MPP. VEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 3 F MONOGRAPH Dear Readers: There is no reason, of which we are aware, why an intelligent man or wo- man cannot continue to be intelligent even when it comes to the matter of re- ligious beliefs. THE ORACLE TS LTD, FOLLOW EXAMPLE OF BUSINESS There are many truths that escape 4s, we know, but-one that happens to. be very difficult for us to understand in- volves the criticism that_attaches to the ‘erop control plan, under which farmers of the United States cut down production and thereby net more money. We have heard people declare that this is entirely wrong, some even say it is sinful. They prefer, it seems, for “farm- ers to gontinue to raise all that the land and the weather will permit, trusting to luck, or stock market sharks, to pay them a living: price. Or, they declare that there is.need for all that the world can produce but make public po plans to reassure the farmers of the nation that the world is able to pay for what they might produce. It comes to our mind, in this connec- tion, that the world can use all the auto- mobilessthat can be made, but no one is foolish ‘enough to suspect that the auto- mobile manufacturers of this country are going to make automobiles without the prospect of a market for them. The world ean use all the products of any kind that can be made, but you hear nothing about manufacturers taking it for granted that their only business is to produce, leaving the price to settle where it may. Why should the farmer, in this mod- ern world, do what no other successful business. or industry is doing? The point is, he shouldn’t! Heretofore, because of: in- herent difficulties, producers of basic farm crops could not be welded into a compact, coherent force behind any plan and, henee, they could not control their output in order to assure reasonable pro- fit. Today, the government is at least at- tempting it and farmers are lining up, lured mostly, perhaps, by the bait of self- interest. It is the same bait that works so well with business men and_ industrial magnates and it works for the same rea- son in each case. ‘ MORE WOMEN THAN MEN The- population of the United States in 1940 was 182 million and the probabil- ities are that there will be 151 million when the 1950 census is completed. The principdl growth in our population has been in the West. . Watch your step, me boy—it is al- ready known by the census officials that females now outnumber males for the first time in the United States, PesSimistic Note: Some of.us, who be- gin 1950; will not be around to see it end. term e Pett arity’ | Pepper'safd“of his opponent, Representa- tive George’Smathers, “He talks like a Re- NEED OF CAPABLE MEN , While this is considered an “off year” for the primary in May to nominate Demo- crats for the election next November, yet it is a most important one in Monroe coun- ty, as well as in the state of Florida, one of whose senators faces the strongest opposi- tion he has had since he assumed that ‘ of- fice, unopposed, to fill out the unexpired Senator Park Trammell. 9 Citizen, Senator Claude publican,”sbut Smathers, in... opening his campaign Thursday night before 5,000 ‘| people in the Coliseum in Orlando, de- clared‘heis-a liberal Democrat. He assert- ed he is against the paternalistic govern- ment that is getting stronger and stronger in Washington and favors a wholehearted return to the individualism and the free enterprise that has made the United States the greatest country in the history of the world. But Washington, for almost two de- cades, has been gnawing into that in- dividualism and enterprise, and Smathers maintained that, if it continues, Americans sventually will be reduced to depending on ipee government for “handouts” to “kee nd soul together. (The: rs. of Monroe County are well ; alile to determine for themselves the dif- ference in the governmental viewpoints be- tween Pepper and Smathers. Pepper favors more federal doles in a hundred and one various guises; Smathers favors private enterprise and initiative, unhampered by federal interference; in other words, the comipetitive American spirit, the push and the stamina and the alertness that built the most marvellous industrial - structure the world has ever known. Though the U. 8. senatorial race is the state’s most important one, yet many local contests should evoke widespread interest among the voters. In_ practically every county in the state, except Monroe, local contestants already are in the field. But no candidates have yet announced for two. important. offices in Monroe, county commissioners from the second and fourth dist : i ‘wey Westers are aware, in the campaign fo¥icity commissioners last year, local ‘civic bodies emphasized the necessity of outstanding residents entering that race, so that we would have able repre- sentation in our city government. What ap- plied to candidates for city commissioners also.applies.to..candidates for the two va- canies that will oceur next January in the county commission. The Citizen trusts that local civic bod- ies or residents generally urge capable men, in the second and fourth district, whose sole aim is the promotion of the in- terests of Monroe county, to aspire for membership in the county commission. A fan who reads two newspapers a day, reads a lot of newspaper in the course of a year. Now that the bowl games ar? off the boards we can take a look at what Con- gress is about to undertake. —— RECORD WAR MAY END For many years, standard phonograph records révélved at the rate of seventy- eight revolutions per minute. This was the standard for all recording outfits un- til 1948, when the Columbia Company began to turn out micro-groove records revolving at thirty-three and _ one-third R. P.M., which virtually tripled the length of playing time. Not to be outdone, the Victor Gompany brought out its version in 1949—a small sized, plastic recdtd, re- volving at a new speed of 45 R. P. M. Both companies continue to bring out the stand- ard 78 R. P. M. records. The confusion was considerable and there was the prospect that the new speeds would prove a nuisance te those who wished to play records from all the companies. Apparently, the thirty-three and one-third R. P. M. record has gained public favor and, last year, six or seven companies, including Decca, began to is- sue the slowest-speed record. Now, ap- parently, the Victor Company has an- nounced that it will issue its records on the three speeds. It is noted by those who know some- thing about the history of records, that the Victor Company, in the early Thirties, introduced records revolving at thirty- three and one-third R. P. M., but, because there were no light pressure pick-ups and high quality amplifiers, the use of the slow-playing records did not gain in popu- lar favor. ) Wazzazi.. But. such had shed most of his white - hanged appearance from 1 d rather F a truth, then. A: 8 rat th, then. And here was .tlers ¢ould azi.. Bu aw as this would be too mucht their combined resources, Gutside help.could reach i ime. : Judging by ‘the sounds, chiefs must “alréady ie Yori, Now big a 01 , Now'the'big dance usually preceded war was ress, and it would continue ie apiakc bg or, Sa which ry brave and would-be warrior would take part. By daylight, ros pave worked. hit a prol ‘0 proper pitch of savagery. Then they would strike out, swooping in bands ‘across the country. attacking the ranches and any lone stragglers they might find, burning, pillaging. That would on for or so, and by th role Bs closed in around Lundeen’s, Find- ing it occupied by a bigger force than usual, and defended, they would probably -take.their tim But with.Zachary to urge o- are aoa hem to el clean sweep, ie town wor | aualte ihe, cette BS n against the ove: ming force Z which they could RUB against t.| 17 A got fythenacty wie tera eedren aS aa fe Ste shies agresng’ aa Pol e the gleam o! si " 7 2) Pig ee 4 ? : ‘ad She sane she can decicle poten de Polo a little. Let's see if we can get ro to hear what they're dancing figures. ‘arquni i looking. Valse reflected. like ig Bred Beng ge picture out of er. régions. |; g ‘ing? This was a big canyon, well hid- | 3s- ‘ oh 3 oyna Ret den back here in the mountains, \ lig oe bad And in it was a pe camp, one . Se ee of the biggest that he had ever | Pou sco n| bie t be up to us,” he sai: seen. No doubt of that remained hary?”. “If ne po: Bod pln Te age now, ere Zachary’s in, to If not all the mdin tribe had | My had povel : Rothing of the rest of thems—-sho'l joined them. certainly a. good ; aie ronnie? a tie isk, an} portion of it was here. ad | : led. It was unlikély that m watch was being kept. "they. oe, i ‘ ‘eaivaveoeenemms FTN ULE ALSTON Key West In Days Gone By . * JAPANESE i |‘ RELATIONSHIP PROBLEM BECOME SHIPWRECKED, KHARTOUM— (#). —Former TOKYO. — (). — Shipwrecks , Secretary of State George Mar- ‘ost 5,410 vessels+mostly. ‘fishing - shall isn’t related to Dr. A. H. boats—in Japanese. waters last; Marshall, city treasurer of Cov- Shin average of -almost 15 entry, England. . craft a day. Civil Secretary Sir James Rob- bed Reggae The marine safety board blam- ertson had to explain that to the JANUARY 16, 1940 we ed typhoons and other “irresist- Sudan Legislative Assembly the \ible. forces of ni ys 40 per- other.day: The Assembly. was scent! of the ‘I is. ni itudying a plan for government An informal discussion of prob-" vigation was dias ase or Yeform’ prepared by the British lems confronting naval authogi-'25: pergent, y, design “of ob- Marshall. ties and city officials in_operasetsakescence 15 percent; '.and,.the}~ A tumor had started among the tion of the neutrality patrol out‘ remainder’ miscellaneou: iassemiblymen that if they ap- of Key West Naval Station today +--+ '| proved the Coventry city treas- marked a luncheon meeting of tO speak to the assemblage gath~ ‘urer’s plan, the Sudan would get naval officers and municipal of- ered there to:consider obléms of | U. S. Marshall aid. ficials at La Concha Hotel. | recregtion,.»we J, BL Parra- \ more ae D. of he Dealers report that more Principal objectives of, the.Key,, Monroe County Health Unit. Christmas tree lights were sold in West Yacht Club during the cur-, — . "$1949 than ever before. rent year are completion of the’ Mr. and a Fred Scieve of Garrison Bight yacht and boat Greenville, iss., ~ arrive ere, asin project end of the organiza over’ the highway”, Suisily.:to1 0% Hearing Device tion’s new clubhouse alongside spend the winter at: Boca’ Chica Has No Receiver the bight on the old railroad Fishing Camp. ; Button In E right-of-way. . . Mrs. C. A: Nicklas and her[{ Chicago, Ill.—Deafened people Twenty-nine airplanes ‘Yanded’ daughter, Helen Nicklas.of Springfare hailing a new device that at Key West airport and -four, Lake, N. J., were at La’Casa Ma- } gives them clear hearing without others flew over the city yester-| rina for dinner last night with{a receiver button in the ear. They day enroute from Havana to Mi-| Mr. and Mrs. T.'S. Neville andjnow ‘enjoy songs, _ sermons ami on the return leg of the an-| Mrs. A. B. Aldridg friendly companionship and nual air meet between the two business success with no self- cities. Not a single untoward Many of the Key West younger }conscious feeling that people are event marked the operations, set, were among those - supper-Jlooking at a button hanging on here. dancing “at the Casa° Marina last{their ear. Tiny Phantomold fits evéning. Among those seen were}so deep within the ear that it Unable clearly to establish the’ Miss Cornelia Ricketts, Miss Bar- "is hardly seen. Sound is relayed cause of death, Dr. William. R./ bara Taylor, Mrs. Isabel Ball, Miss }to it by an inconspicuous tube Warren, city health officer, yes-j} Betty Moreno, Miss Mariejfrom a button concealed in the terday informed a coroner’s jury} Thompson, “Miss Mary Louise|clothing. The makers of Bel- investigating the discovery of an' Spottswood, ‘Miss Patricia Gor-| tone, Dept. 40 1450 W. 19th St. undentified body in Roosevelt: ham, John Allan Long,. William} Chicago 8, Ii, are so proud of Boulevard swimming pool Janu-| Warren, Jt» and Walls-Zurhurst. jtheir achievement they will ary 8, the man may have died of} «% & 7 oS Ag | tadly send you their free bro suffocation, strangulation_ar | Tr -says,_in-an | chure (in plain wrapper) and ex- phyxiation. | eat pore Plain how you can test this a “Emperor ) of, Jajpan|amazing device in your own Appearing at the Chamber of wants some. of China's “Good home without risking a penny. Commerce meeting last evening Earth.” Write Beltone today. reads The Lord’s Pray 4 on a 32-foot base in 7 tons. \ _ Political: Announcements. | State Democratic Primary, May 2, 1950 tn tanta hndntnttn dated indad For State Senator JAMES A. FRANKLIN New York. 41 years ago. Thomas’ S. Matthews of ine, editor, born in C! cinnati, 49 years ago. ' (Re-Election) For State Representative J. Y. PORTER, IV THE MARC DIME The Notional Foundation for latontile FRANKUN D. ee — ——— Overseas Transportation Fast. Dependable Freight and Express Service ——between——_ MIAMI and KEY WEST Also Serving ALL POINTS On FLORIDA KEYS Between Miami and Key West Soil (No Stops En Route) EAVES KEY WEST DAILY ( CEPT SUNDAYS) at 6:00 P. M. > rives at Miami af 12:00 o'clock Mid. ht. LEAVES DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) at 12:00 “siciene Mia. it and PRivdee Ket Her wo LOCAL t LEA’ Key A. M. end ~ Et Tos 2

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