The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1950, Page 8

SSESEZ OSE SIS reee en “DP GP ie FFETies, PEERZES 3 SEES se IEEE a 2264 Enum £SSF*Pobe* esac 3 LW wh BE ye Sh 25 2ESfe F< aut oe -RUMAN ASKS RUBBER > BE MANUFACTURED AS WAR PRECAUTION WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—).». President Truman asked Con- fees today to pass a new 10- eer law as insurance against rubber shortage in another war. ‘The President wants authority pore te gart wnsterring otis! Soegnd Storms 000,000 synthetic rubber industry to private ownership. At the same time, he said there must be enough production in an! emergency for “adequate protec- tion of the national security.” Mr. Truman's recommendations went to Congress in a message.; The President also sent along a report by his assistant, John R. Steelman, on a study of the syn- thetie rubber problem and what should be done about it at this point. said the President: “It is hot necessary, however, that all thie capacity be in operation. Maintenance in a stand-by con- dition of those plants. which are met being used should, therefore, be authorized.” was no planteby-plant list Of those that might be kept by the government or those that might be converted to stand-by status Steelman’s report said the syn- thetic plants have a capacity of tons a year. The con- sumption of all types of rubber, beth natural and synthetic, was estimated last yegr at 982,906 tons. Synthetic represents 410,239 of the total tonnage. LIBRARY LOSES TO TELEVISION IN CHICAGO CHICAGO.— (#). —Circulation ' of books by the. Chicago Library dropped four percent in 1949. Carl B. Roden, chief librar- jan, attributed the decline to teleVision. He predicted, though, |, that the slump would be temporary only RECALLED ae foe ©, EDMUND CLUBB (above) is U.S. consul general in Peiping where the Chinese Commun- ists are seizing U. S. govern- ment consular property, accord- ing to a State Department an- mnouncement in Washington. The announcement said the U.S. is recalling all American official personnel, including Clubb, in Peiping. They had not been arrested at the time the @mnouncement was made. New Layer Of Snow Six Rescued From Stranded Car snow storm. and made a turn on- to a secondary road.. He thought he was still on the main high- way. The six rode along awhile, but finally were stalled in the snow. The car quickly was drift- ed over. The six men were smart senough to stay where they were. | About a day later over the car radio that a search was on for them, and this is when they learned they were not onjs the main highway, been searched. (®) Wirephoto| High Winds In North Atlantic ing battered by high winds and seas for the seventh straight day. Among other storms are preventing a concert-; mobile crash on an icy Michigan ed search for a vessel which last was heard from, causéd by the winds, floods and off the Greenland coast. A num-| traffic ber of freight and passenger ships | have been thrown off schedule norr hammered the Pacifie Northwest Hit By 2 Dead In First NORTHWEST BRACED TODAY *. SEATTLE, Jan. 16,—(/P).— The frigid Pacific Northwest is braced today for at least two more days of'bitter cold and snow. Even as new snowfalls cov- ered the region, the Weather Bureau said it saw hope for a mid-week letup in a low pressure area now 800 miles north of the Hawaiiah Islands. If it styas on the beam. the forecasters said, the “low” would reach the west coast Wednesday, bringing more moderate temperatures. Rains might wash away the heavy cover of snow, that ranges up to 20 inches on the western side of both Oregon and ‘Washington. (By The Assvcinted Presa) The Pacifie Northwest has bcen The new storm has The blizzard of two days ago left 11 known dead—nine in Washington State and the other two in British Columbia. Prop- erty damage runs far into the millions, A happy ending: | In Utah, six men have been rescued after spending 32 hours in an auto stalled in a blizzard. The men are in good condition, though they had neither food nor water during their confine- ment in the car. What: happened was this: The driver got confused in the they heard which had After the storm lifted the men got out and made their way to the highway, where soon they were picked up. | North Atlantic shipping is be- TL Known - Blizzard (Storm Respite For Three States; Flood Mishaps In Indiana DENVER, Jan. 16.—()—Three to five days respite from severe winter weather is promised for Colorado, Wyoming and most of Montana. After a weekend marked by high winds and severe cold, fore- } casters say the area will have clear skies and temperatures near the seasonal normals of 35 to 45 above zero for the next three or four days. A storm in the Northwest brought light snow to the ex- hit by a second storm. This one, treme western section of Mon- however, doesn’t seem to be aS, tama early today. extensive or damaging as the one last week. ~. dumped a new. layer of snow in IN FLOOD MISHAPS Public 4 narrow path along the border of Washington and Oregon. FIVE LIVES LOST VINCENNES, Ind., Jan. 16.— (4).—Indiana’s weather dealt the state a one-two punch over the ‘week-end. It claimed five lives in flood mishaps and it boosted the previously receding river levels to new highs, Rains yesterday brought new danger to Vincennes, where the Wabash began rising again and neared 28 feet. This city was pelted with nearly two inches of rain Saturday night and Sunda The Wabash had fallen to 27.5 feet, but it started rising shortly after noon yesterday and climb- ed to within nearly a foot of the top of the floodwall. 250 AUTOMOBILES ABANDONED IN WISCONSIN OSHKOSH, Wisc., Jan. 16.—() —More than 250 abandoned auto- mobiles are afloat on the frozen crust of Lake Winnebago. A strong west wind ripped the giant ice sheet loose from shore Sunday and flew it out into the lake. Thousands of persons on it ice fishing. Officic lieved all have reached shore now y Mountain and Northwest States has veered over into Can- ada but it left the area with its worst cold wave of the winter. At least 52 deaths are attribut- ed to the storm, ten of them in difficulties, the} Danish fishing by the severe weather. j 52 Deaths The screeching storm which Northern Plains, ;Canada. Nine died in the North- west blizzard, seven in crashes of two small planes in rain and fog, and a woman and her three small daughters were killed in an auto- highway. Other fatalities were dents. Temperatures are far below all the way from the C Lakes to the Pacific coast. The) remainder of the nation generally has seasonal or balmy weather In the Southeast particularly, readings are well above normal U. S. PROPERTY SEIZED BY (®) Wirephoto THIS IS A VIEW OF THE U. 8. CONSULAR COMPOUND in Peiping, China, which was seized Saturday by Chinese Communists, Large building in the center is the former barracks of the U. S. Marines that was converted into consular offices. warehouses. This picture was made in 1938. Buildings in foreground are shops and = oe | shooting a 66-year-old realtor shot his wife to death and then-killed himseli yesterday with a Heable barnes WHEREAS, the United States Junior Chamber of Com- shotgun. merce. affiliated State and Local organizations have Sheriff Flander Thompson gays{} set ot toJanuary 21, 1950, to R..'W. Randell had been in bad Chamber of health and was’ ‘worrying over his manslaughter ‘conviction six months ago. - State Attorney W. M. Smitey says it defintely was a ‘case’ o1 murder and suicide and“no’ tn- quest is ne Randell an young man in this community as the re- ci, 3 sand * . this organization of young men have con- ly to the betterment of this community the year, : ‘NOW, THEREFORE, I, Louis M. J. Eisner, Mayor of the City of Key West, do her oclaim the week of January 16-21, 1950, as ase JAYCEE WEEK and urge all citizens of our community to give full consid- eration to the future services of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. was convicted’ of Negro, Theodore Samms and was at liberty under bond pending appeal. The: WEATHERMAN Says. Port le “with LOUIS M. J. EISNER, ited’ Baler Waa mane! oe Mayor of the City named by Magellan. of Key West, Florida. ae Key West and Vicinity: Clear to partly cloudy and continued mild today through Tuesday. poate ris fresh east’ and]! NATIONALIST SHIPS southeast winds. b: ‘ : From Page One) Florida: Clear to partly cloudy (Santinved and ‘contitiued warm today thru’ Aitewilh be able cto get. out as Tuesday. promptly as they. wish. With the Jacksonville ‘Thru ‘The Florida} Angus Ward:ease fresh in mind, Straits: Moderate southeast to}it’s easy: to:think it might... be east winds’ over’''south portion | many ‘months ‘before the officials and moderate southerly winds | can get ‘out?of China. over north portion ‘today and Tuesday. Partly cloudy weather with a few isolated showers over south portion. ~ East Gulf of Mexico: Moderate southeast winds over south por- tion and moderate, occasionally fresh southerly winds over north Dimes Can Be Put | oo In Parking Meters. For Polio Drive” « Motorists and others who have} The Angus Ward consulate staff ! spare ‘dimes will find a conveni- in Mukden: was ordered out by) ent March of Dimes collector in State Department a full six beside oy. of Key West fi issi meters. " shapalpa eg alecares | true “ot|. Dimes slip into the coin box of , this the Reds: jailed Ward for ai ‘he, meters without registering ; and all dimes thus collected will month, branded all the consulate 4. turned over to the March of Located in the Heart of the City REASONABLE with BATH and TELEPHONE ortion today and Tuesday. Staff as spies, and brought in a’ Himes, Chairman C. B. Harvey . P tly deus weather , with " so-called conviction against Ward | stated, “Drop a dine into the Ford Pershing Miller few widely scattered showers. for supposedly beating a Chinese meter to help some child to walk! ‘ Jacksonville To ‘ Apalachicola: }employe of the consulate. | again,” he urged. Hotel Hotel Hotel , No small craft or storm warnings} The State Department is told —__-—_— 60 N.E, 3rd St, 226 NE. Ist Ave. 229 NE. tet Ave have been issued. by Americans in Peiping, how-! The Amazon is the world’s! 80 Rooms 100 Rooms 00 Rooms ae ever, that they are not being largest river in volume Elevator Elevator REPORT treated badly. This has led to! eT Solarium Heated Elevetor Key West, Fla. Jan. 16, 1950 ‘| the: hope that there may not be, (Observation taken at City Orfice.|a repetition of the aWrd case. | 8:30 a.m., EST) ation Temperatures Highest yesterday Lowest last night Mean Normal 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION Criticism Of China Policy ’ The events that have led to the Red seizure of the U, S. consulate 76} have revived éarlier criticism’ of nih the administration’s China policy. © Republican ' Senator William | 0 is.) Knowland was one who was dis- 16 INS-] satistied over the Formosa de- Be ing cision! ‘On this new consulate: is- 82 ihs. Precipitation Total last 24 hours Total this month Deficiency this month Total this year Deficiency this .year “ to Gay Havana! sue, Knowland says the U. S.:re-' treat from China is €vidence of Roletize =~ A a bankrupt ‘China. policy. "3 | FO HAYARA Arri bie eave ae Barom: Knowland’ says that if Secre-' ight Key West Havana Mavens ‘Wert (Sea Level) a ce tary of State Dean Acheson ap- He . jenioe 1L00A.M.} 951 00 aM 30.30 ins —1026.1 mbs. proved the present Far Eastern 954 «86145PM. 2:30PM. | 953 1230PM his PM. policy, then Acheson should quit the cabinet. i i ! ‘Tomorrow's Almanac Sunrise 7:13 a.m. Sunset 6:02 p.m. —_ 6:40 a.m.] Defends Administration 4:00P.M, 4:45P.M. | 955 3:00PM. 9:45 PM AEROVIAS “Q” S. A. Moonrise | Moonset 5:26 p.m.]| An opposing view comes from the Destoccatie leader of the ROGELIO GOMEZ, Agent TIDES Senate—Scott Lucas of Illinois. «Naval Base) He says the Republican critics are Gera ~ - -——— - Tomorrow trying to create an issue on for- a (Eastern Standard Time) eign policy without agreeing upon [iJ palatial Cruise-ship FLORIDA sails You CHR de a High - Low any alternative policy. | from Miami 6 pm., Mondays, Wed- epee a Se Lucas adds: Not one of the Re- nesdays, Fridays. From Havana aA 3$ wv B05 Bea a publicans—in his words—“agrees |. Thursdays, Sundays. = * ba SIX MONTHS LIMIT 000 s a ith anothi n what ought to _be ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA | With another o1 aC perhaps (Reference Station: Key West, | done about Formosa or anything Time of| Height o1 | ©'S°- erify Invoices Discounts «+ « Extend or v Calculate Lucas upholds the administra- 4 Gat tina rt ee | a's. decks ea tacwithdrawi Ue) Figure poyrolls...Mark (bridge) __.—0h 10m 0.0 ft | diplomats‘ from China. After the 5 rany other figur- No Name Key Red invasion of the consulate in Special olenagoeeary Pasa ups. 0 hat involve | (east end) —_+2h20m Peiping, he saya, there was noth- Jj and Wednesday round trip ing jobs - - : Boca Chica . ing: else ffor us to do but, order Fatt pine ddition, Subtraction (Sandy Point)—0h 40m out people: out.” A lication Caldes Channel ond Multip (morth end) -+2h 10m your car +14 fi. | How To Fight. Communism °o Democratic , Senator Hubert ] to Cube, NOTE: : Humphrey said in a speech last toes ae (—)—Minus sign: Corrections] night that the’ way to fight Com- “App bsglile se to be subtracted. in Asia is to make of Gs chee Ree: munism , THE WORLD FAMOUS +)—Plus sign: Corrections “ourselves a more democratic | travel agent for res- | be added nation.” Humphrey believes the | es ae pe ee Smres UNDERWOOD SUNDSTRAND as President's civil rights program] Oy¢ ae a Pi on AEE ? ce ice, Miami, Municipal Pier "5 i . EGYPTIAN is a powerful weapon against, $00" Phone 9-7601, ask about | den Continued From Page One) | Communism | gee Ai Crake Titkelnooae | : j Farouk. This speech on govern-| The Civil Rights Convention,! erat cuat | . e ment plans said that ‘ | wh Humphrey spoke, has; ©*!*4 . : Figuring jSons held in custody since the}barred Communists from at- THE CAREFREE Way | {poly Land War now have been|tending. One official says that to65:10 ee MACHINE, | freed : e c a ay Sa ” this convention is the ‘first ‘of GF ease That censorship of Cairo papers| its kind in which Reds and Red — WMMEDIATE | m its kind in which Reds and Re - has stopped—all part of the get- sympathizers have been effec- PENINSULAR & OCCIDENTAL '$,.S. CO. DELIVERY ting back to normal program. | SY ™Pathiz JACKSONVILLE 1,,, FLORIDA ‘ arred from attendance. However, the Egyptian Govern- ment still maintains the ce: ship clamp on news out of the country, There was another reference in ; the Egyptian parliament speech | today to the Palestine War It was | the acknowledgement that it had | been a catastrophe for the Egyp- | tians. But, the king’s first minis- | ter went on to read on behalf of | Farouk, this catastrophe “.. Shall |not discourage the Arabs and | shall not shake their faith in an | Arab Palestine, nor their determ- jinatioA that justice be tendered | to it.” ITY*CLU CIGARS Deugnane MEAG auc ae wW gyptian Army, it was an. | nounced, is to be built up by the creation of munitions factories. | The people were promised that an j attempt will be made to cut the | cost of living. The British again were told to i their troops out of the coun- ry. | ALLEN’ 518 DUVAL STREET PHONE } ” 39 YEARS OF SMOKING PLEASURE Distributed by H. RAMOS & CO.. Inc. —_____ ' Mail The Citizen’ to Relatives ' 520 Front Street Telephone 300